Presents 18 months of follow-up data on families whose TANF cases closed because of the time limit in early 1998 and early 1999. Finds that nearly all parents worked, mainly at low-paying jobs, but average hours, hourly wages, and total earnings increased over time, with 21 percent reporting...

This interim report from Mathematica's longitudinal study presents 18 months of follow-up data on families whose cases closed in early 1998 because of a time limit. Notes that nearly all parents worked at some point during the follow-up period, and most worked for more than half of it. Wages...

Examines the experiences of families that reached the time limits in early 1998, during the first six months after their benefits ended, finding that most parents worked, and many worked steadily, but primarily in low-wage jobs. The study found almost no evidence of major hardship, such as...